The Rock History Report for July 11th
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1959 - Joan Baez made her first recording, a duet with Bob Gibson at the Newport Folk Festival.
1969 - David Bowie released his album Space Odyssey.
1970 - The Who released "Summertime Blues,” a cover of the Eddie Cochran hit.
1979 - The Neil Young concert film Rust Never Sleeps debuted at Westwood, California’s Bruin Theatre. The live album was released simultaneously.
1995 - Mike Mills of R.E.M. underwent emergency intestinal surgery in Germany, forcing the band to cancel seven shows on their European tour.
1996 - Beck performed a surprise set at Lollapalooza '96 in St. Louis, Missouri.
1998 - MTV premiered a special profile of the Beastie Boys called Beastiography.
2000 - Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich was the first to testify at a U.S. Senate hearing focusing on copyright law issues surrounding free music file sharing on websites such as Napster and MP3.com.
Birthdays:
1957 Peter Murphy of Bauhaus
1959 Susanne Vega
1959 Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi
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